Agropur repositions Natrel milk brand

Agropur Cooperative is repositioning its Natrel milk brand with new packaging and a multiplatform strategy. The rebranding effort, which attempts to position Natrel as a more natural product, took a year-and-a-half and roughly $15 million to complete. “Natrel’s new image conveys a solid business vision based on innovation and the latest trends in product design,” […]

Haaruun Dhubat
April 10, 2014

Agropur Cooperative is repositioning its Natrel milk brand with new packaging and a multiplatform strategy.

The rebranding effort, which attempts to position Natrel as a more natural product, took a year-and-a-half and roughly $15 million to complete.

“Natrel’s new image conveys a solid business vision based on innovation and the latest trends in product design,” said Caroline Losson, vice-president of marketing for Natrel, in a press release.

Quebec and Ontario consumers will be the first to see the rebranding campaign, with the Atlantic provinces and British Columbia getting the roll-out in a few weeks.

The company doesn’t have an agency of record. The rebranding and its campaign is a collaboration between the Natrel marketing team, Cohésion (responsible for brand diagnostics), LG2 and its affiliate LG2boutique (which oversaw communications and packaging, respectively), CloudRaker (overseeing digital and web) and DentsuBos (responsible for media).

“We believe that this comprehensive rebranding, backed by a sustained point-of-sale promotional support, will help differentiate Natrel from the competition and build on its strong leadership position in the Canadian dairy industry,” Losson says in a release.

“We are very satisfied with the result: distinctive packaging that is tougher than ever and highly functional for the consumer. Today, the Natrel brand fully reflects the quality of its products that are enjoying a strongly positive consumer response.”